Yes steel can rust, alum8num can oxidize and rain makes mud. I had extra rails brazed onto a Tubus Cargo and it rusts a bit at the brazing a few years after I painted it so I dabbed some Ospho on it.
Oh, you can get sunburn from too much sun also.
If the use is touring it’s not exactly an environment for pristine shiny equipment.
Btw if anyone knows where I can get a Tubus Logo Classic 29” I sure woukd appreciate it. Can’t find one anywhere.
Last edited by LeeG; 05-23-22 at 12:22 PM.